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EDF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GOOD LUCK
Question 1: The caller is trapped in a building fire. You are
providing instructions from Panel 2b on Protocol B: Building
Evacuation and Health/Life Safety. The caller responds that there are no exterior windows (that lead to the outside) in the room. What is the next PAI you should provide?
CORRECT ANSWER : "Hold your hand against any interior
wall that leads to another room."
Question 2: Upon recognizing a fireground communication
breakdown, the EFD should:
CORRECT ANSWER : intervene to ensure the correct message
is received.
Question 3: The caller reports a strong fuel smell inside a local
grocery store, but that she does not see a spill. After completing Key Questioning and initiating dispatch, which set of PDIs would be most appropriate to provide?
CORRECT ANSWER : a, c, d, e, and g
Question 4: The caller reports that a carbon monoxide alarm is
going off at an INDUSTRIAL building where he works. He
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later reports that no one is sick. What is the most appropriate Determinant Code?
CORRECT ANSWER : 52-C-3C
Question 5: An incident involving a person needing rescue and
emergency medical treatment is a fire incident until the person has been rescued.
CORRECT ANSWER : true
Question 6: What is the most appropriate Chief Complaint
Protocol to use when a caller reports that a small mudslide has just occurred in his urban subdivision?
CORRECT ANSWER : Protocol 54 confined space/structure
collapse
Question 7: The caller reports that a factory worker's whole arm
is currently trapped in a conveyer belt system. No hazardous materials are involved. What is the most appropriate Determinant Code?
CORRECT ANSWER : 58-D-1
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Question 8: A case should be coded as a REPORTED
BUILDING/STRUCTURE FIRE when, during Case Entry, the
caller spontaneously reports:
CORRECT ANSWER : visible flames, smoke, or fire in or
coming from a building or structure.
Question 9: Select the best definition for "repetitive persistence"
from the following list.
CORRECT ANSWER : a calming technique in which the call
taker repeats a phrase verbatim using a firm but caring tone. The phrase should include both an action and a reason for the action.
Question 10: According to Protocol B: Building Evacuation and Health/Life Safety, what should the caller who is trapped two stories up do after breaking a window and clearing out the glass?
CORRECT ANSWER : Exit the window by going out feet first
and then hanging down as far as s/he can before letting go.
Question 11: What is most appropriate Chief Complaint
Protocol to use when the caller reports a vehicle fire that is the result of a motor vehicle collision?
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CORRECT ANSWER : 77: Motor Vehicle Collision
Question 12: The International Academy of Emergency Fire
Dispatch considers the first Incident Commander to be:
CORRECT ANSWER : the EFD handling the call.
Question 13: A suspect caller reports that he has planted a bomb
at a hospital. The bomb is set to explode in less than 30 minutes, but the caller will give you no more information. What is the most appropriate Determinant Code?
CORRECT ANSWER : 76-C-1H
Question 14: What is the most appropriate Chief Complaint
Protocol to use when the caller reports that he smells an odor of gasoline outside near the airport?CORRECT ANSWER : 59: Fuel Spill/Fuel Odor
Question 15: Incident Command System (ICS) operates on the
foundation of which two key principles?
CORRECT ANSWER : standardized organizational structure
and span of control